Relevancy, Age, And Keeping Up On What’s Important

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I keep up on economic news and job news for this blog.  I read technical reports and follow trends.  I talk to people at conventions and online to find out about their career concerns and fears and successes.  I want to be the best at what I do here – being the geek job guru.

I began noticing as I did this there's another motivation coming in there, one some of you may also experience, but not admit.

I want to keep up with things because the world is changing so fast I want to know what is still relevant to people, especially the younger people, I speak to and coach.

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Do You Need An Annoying Friend?

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Are you being properly annoyed?

Oh, you may be annoyed right now.  You may be annoyed at plenty of things.  If you're not annoyed, I can point out many reasons to be (hint: start watching the news).

I'm talking proper annoyment.  I'm talking to annoyment that you may need to get you moving.  I'm talking that subtle, effective discomfort that gets you off your backside and working on your life and career and all that matters.

If you don't have that proper annoyance, maybe it's time to make sure you have a Designated Annoying Friend.

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Frustration Friday: EconoPolitics and Frustration

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Ever want to talk about economic issues like jobs or banks or regulation and not get into politics?  You can't.

Economic issues are political issues because they deal with law and taxes and spending and everything else.  Political policy is economic policy and nothing you can say can change that because society really is an integrated whole, and people get pretty damn political about money.  You cannot separate economics and politics.

Now, if you think of that for a moment, are you surprised that we have tons of unemployed people, ruined economies, and general financial stupidity?

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